Automobile vanity kit



April 3, 1951 B. UTTZ AUTOMOBILE VANITY KIT Filed Oct. 15, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 BONNIE LEE. UT'rz JNVENTOR.

A TTOFIVE) April 3, 1951 B. L. UTTZ AUTOMOBILE VANITY KIT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 15, 1947 BONNIE LEE UTTZ INVENTOR.

A 7' TO (A/E/ Patented Apr. 3, 1951 2,547,191 AUTOMOBIWLE VANII-i K- Ifn Ei steins we e s, Arp i e i owe- 4. Seams mes; mass; (01. 224:.e a i This invention relates 'to cosmetic make-up kits," or vanity cases adapted to be installediin motor vehicles, or the like, andadjustabiy supi ported by especially designed brackets on sun visors, or other suitable supporting media arranged in the vehicle and comprising conventional equipment therefor, and its principal 070+ ject resides in the provision of a compactland light case of suitable dimension nd shape to ac-' commodate such. articles as rouge, face powder, p'owder'puifs'lip sticks, cigarettes, and thelike, and having suitable appurtenances adapting the same to be adjustably suspended from an adjustable sun visor,ordinarily providing standard equipment for theivehicle, and arrangedibefore an occupant :thereof, eitherbehind the steering wheel, or in the seat adjacent thereto, and .thus

present a readily accessiblev carrying medium for various types of cosmetics, including a make-up mirror, and which by reasonv of its attachment tothe sun visor, is capable of variable adjust: mentsto suit the requirements of the user.

Another object of theinvention residesv in the provision of a supporting bracket of unique .dBr. sign capable of being collapsibly. and, .adiustably r a ed unonth unyi or nd adapted tube bred l n itu ina l he eal ns to fect the. proper position ng of the device ,forits maxi-.- mum usefulness, while yet arranging thesarne to ereadi det ched .fitomthe supportin b ack t dsmr inih g q e compar ment of; the vehie An pbiectpi t e v ntio re id s. in. the. 1 1 S QI} o en eti a iive nq Qmpa tcase, oilight. construction, capable of being applied with a minimum of .effort' and requiring a minimurn cally withrespectfto the said sun visor and, by reason of {the swinging adjustability ,of the lat ter,fbe adjustable at jvarying inclinations'with respect to the vertical.

Broadly, the invention" seeks to, provide a con-.-

vement; medium for the portability or various:

types of cosmetics, and other requirements, which may be conveniently carried in a motor vehicle, or'in, a woman's purse, as desired, affording an everi e ady'and compact containerhaving flexibl utilitarian application.

While the foregoing objects areuparamount,

.1 .,e1 .d. l sse ieciswill become. manifest as 2; the. description proceeds, taken in. connectlon with. the appended'drawings wherein:

Figure. 1 .is a front elevationailview o1"v 'the .in-. vention illustrated in operative .position'and su ported on the rearsurface of. aisun visor'f'or a motor" vehicle, the mounting bracket for the invention being illustratedkwithaIplurality. of spaced,jhorizontally' arranged .slots adapting ".the invention to vertical adjustments.

Figure2 is atransverse cross-sectional. view of the invention, takenon lines 21.-2 of I igu'rel, illustrating .the manner, in which the same is suspended on the sunvisor, illustrated intrans-v versesection- Figure .13 illustrates in longitudinal. cross-seize tion, the expansible and'contractible mounting bracket. adapted .to be ,securedto the sunvisor of. a vehiclei Figure .4 .is. a perspective .view. of. the lower slidably adjustable clip forming .a. portion. of the mounting bracket. and adapted to engage. the lower. edge Oflthe vsunlvisor. inoperative position, as. illustrated in.'cross-sec.tion in Figure 2.

*Figurefi is: adetailed planview of. one formcof an adjustablestopjor the. sun Vis0r,.sh0wn frag-..

' mentarily in vtransverse section, retaining. the,

same in adjusted vertical positionas against. the weight ofthe invention .thereon...

Figure 6 is a perspective view of theadjust ble to memberillustra edin Figure. 5,.showing the clamp portionand thumb, screw by which he. sam at ached. qtheisunzv fior.

Figures] is, a 1pe r eQ ive i1lustratier1 .ofanother; form .011,stop meinber for the. sunvisor deptd. iI. l2 Over. the t p. thereof and d u n i udina l ereqf a d si ed u a r rs eq iv e w o e 0e-.

me c' i s n s iisman l s a nsih securingiianges ..arranged, longitudinally of 'Figure.9..i1lustrates; still anotheipform of stopmemb tor, the. sunvisor adapted. to be clamped th'er, jnfand adjusted to limit the angular movementpthereof, against-ftheweight of the invention.

Figure lq illustrate s a modified form of the. invention in; which an L especially designedsun visor is provided where'inthe casecan' be, housed therein and normally employeidfi'as} a'siin .visor.

Figure tration of, the invention taken on lines liell of.

Figure lbsjhowing thecosmetic casehousedwitm,

in the visor and illustrating, in dotted, lines, a

suspending operative position.

e' ir 2- s ia s i r i in e iye. n ther;- modified form-oithe invention in operative posi- 11 i's'a transverse cross=sectiona1 i1lus-.,

tion and capable of being enveloped by the especially designed hollow sun visor, and

Figure 13 is a detail view of one of the spring stops supporting the containers slidably arranged in the visor.

Figure 14 is an end view of the mirror employed in the invention supported in a normal usable manner.

Accordingly, the invention comprises an expansible and contractible bracket I comprising upper and lower members II and I2 slidably associated so that they are capable of vertical expansion and thereby may be adjustable with respect to each other to embrace a sun visor I3 of a conventional motor vehicle, as in the manner illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The upper member II has a flange I4 formed thereon which is semi-circular in section, as in Figure 2, and is adapted to overreach the upper edge of the visor l3 and be suspended thereon, while the member 12, slidably connected to the member I I, also has a similar flange i5 engageable with the bottom of the visor i3, in the manner shown in Figure 2, so that when the members H and 12 are contracted, the visor i3 is rigidly embraced. Obviously, the bracket may be moved longitudinally of the visor [3 as desired.

The member I I of the bracket ID has a backing plate l6 secured thereto by a screw H, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and the members are spaced providing a slide 18 to receive the upper portion of the member I2 in a telescoping arrangement, the member [2 having a vertically arranged slot therein which embraces the screw H and permits the same to move vertically within the slide [8 in the manner just described. A rectangular opening 20 is provided in the member l2 which is in registration with a series of vertically spaced horizontal slots 2! formed in the member II, as illustrated in Figure l. a

The visor i3 is of the conventional type, in the preferred form of the invention, and is suspended by a bracket 22 from the top of the vehicle above the windshield thereof. The visor I3 is capable of pivoting on a horizontal axis so that it can be positioned at different angles in the conventional manner. Thus, the invention, when supported thereon, can also be adjusted to various angular positions.

A container 23, shown in perspective detail in Figure 8, is provided and has a cover 24 hinged thereon by any suitable arrangement so that the same can be suspended by the latter, the vertically spaced and longitudinally arranged fins 25 formed in the cover 24 being capable of insertion into the slots 2! formed in the brackets 10. The fins 25 are shown in Figure 8. By attaching the container 23 to the bracket [0 in this manner the device is capable of being tilted to the proper angle by the adjustment of the sun visor l3 on its pivotal bracket 22. In the top or cover 24 of the.

' container 23 there may be arranged a mirror 26 and any other articles, such as a thermometer 27, a calendar 28, and pad and pencil 29 and 30, as illustrated in Figure 1. It is obvious that any arrangement of articles may be provided in the cover 24 that may be desired and those shown and described are merely illustrative of the usefulness of the device. A clip 3| may be secured to the bracket iii, in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 2, for the purpose of detachably retaining a flash light 32 to illuminate the mirror 26.

The visor I3 is arranged on the pivotal bracket 23 through the medium of a clamp 33 held by aset screw 34, in the manner illustrated in Figure 1, tension being applied to the clamp 33 through the medium of the set screw 34 to retain the visor in its adjusted position. Under the weight of the container 23 and its cover 24, together with the contents of the container 23, the visor 13 has a tendency to swing forwardly of the vehicle and thus tilt the container 23 to minimize its usefulness. It is desirable, therefore, to provide a stop assembly 35 which may be clamped to one end of the visor H3, in the manner illustrated in Figure 1, to limit the forward swing of this member so that the container 23 and the mirror 26 in the cover 24 may be retained at the proper angle with respect to the occupant of the car. The stop member 35 is illustrated in detail in Figures 5 and 6 and comprises a clamp 36 engageable with the end of the visor l3 and secured thereon by V the thumb nut 31. The stop member 38 comprises an arm in which is formed a longitudinal slot 39 through which is arranged a screw 4|] having a thumb nut 4| thereon so that the arm 38 can be adjusted longitudinally and thus be capa-v ble of varying the normal degree of inclination of the visor [3 in its normal operative position.

A modified form of the stop assembly is illustrated in Figure 9 and comprises a clamp 42 securable on the visor 13 by a thumb screw 43, the adjustable engaging device consisting of a threaded rod 44 extending through the end of the clamp member 42 and havin a thumb hold 45 on one end to thread the same into and out of the clamp 42 so that its head 46 will engage the ceiling of the vehicle, or the windshield thereof, and limit the forward swing of the visor 13 against the weight of the container 23 and its contents.

In Figure 7 is illustrated a clip 4l which is formed from a single piece of tensile material and has an inverted U-shaped portion 48 capable of being slipped over the top of the visor [3 while a leg 49, forming a part of the member 48, extends upwardly and at an angle to engage, at its outer end a, the ceiling of the vehicle to limit the forward swing of the visor l3 in the manner previously described. The member 41 is a simplified substitute for the arrangement illus-' trated in Figures 5 and 6 and the device shown in Figure 9.

In Figures 10 to 14, inclusive, are shown modifled structures of the invention as illustrated in Figures 1 to 9, inclusive. In the modified structure a visor 50 is provided which forms a housing capable of receiving a container 5i having a cover 52 so that, when the container 5! is closed there? against, the assembly can be raised upwardly and latched within the visor 50, in the manner illustrated in cross-section in Figure 11.

In Figure 10 is illustrated a hollow type of visor 50 which may be suspended in the same manner as the conventional visor illustrated in Figure 1 except, by reason of its weight, it is supported at its opposite end by any suitable ar-- rangement such as the pivoting bracket assembly 53. The visor 50 is so designed as to receive one or a plurality of containers 5|, 54, or 55, if desired. In Figure 12 is shown a visor 59 in which may be arranged a collapsible tray 56 havin a plurality of compartments 5?, 58 and 59. The

tray 56 may be folded against the retractable closure 60, slidably embraceable by the visor 50,

and the assembly hidden in the latter and secured therein by tensioned latch pins 6|, shown in detail in Figure 13.

It is also desirable to provide a'clip 62 on the inner face of the visor 50, as shown in Figures 10 and 11, in which may be retained a flash light 63 to illuminate the mirror 64 in the cover 52 of the container 5 I, as shown in Figure 10. Other articles, such as a thermometer 65, may be arranged in the cover 52 as well as the mirror 64, which latter may be removed and utilized in a conventional manner as shown in Figure 14, if desired. Obviously, a mirror 66 may also be provided in the structure shown in Figure 12, as well as any other articles which may suit the individual requirements. A spring 61 may be placed behind the assembly 80, in the manner shown in Figure 11, to retain the same against undue movement within the visor 50, as illustrated in Figure 11.

It is contemplated that any form of container may be employed which will suitably be supported by a conventional sun visor in the manner shown and described herein, and any modifications of the structure shown and described may be resorted to from time to time by persons Skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and intent of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a cosmetic case for use in a motor vehicle, in combination with a sun visor for said vehicle, an extensible bracket capable of adjustably embracing the rear surface of said visor and having spaced slots arranged transversely thereof, a box having a hinged cover adapted to be operatively arranged vertically when said box is in open position, and means on said cover engageable with one of said slots for detachably supporting said box on said bracket.

2. In a compact case for cosmetics for use in a motor vehicle, in combination with a sun visor for said vehicle, a container having a hinged cover adapted to be suspended by the said cover so that the latter, When opened, is in a vertical position and the said case in a horizontal position, and an expansible and contractible bracket adapted to be arranged over the said visor and capable of being slidably adjusted longitudinally thereof, vertically spaced means on said bracket comprising horizontally arranged slots therein adapted to receive securing means on the said cover for suspending the assembly in operative and inoperative positions from said visor, whereby the said case can be closed and the visor arranged in normal inoperative position in said vehicle.

BONNIE LEE UTTZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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